Trending Now - Pakistan Reports 67 Afghan Troops Killed in Border Clash

WHO:

Afghanistan's Taliban government

Pakistan's military

President Trump (suggested reestablishing a U.S. presence at Bagram Air Base)

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari

Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Mohammad Asif

Afghan Deputy Government Spokesman Hamdullah Fitrat

Afghan Defense Ministry Spokesman Enayatulah Khawarazmi

Information Minister Attaullah Tarar

TTP (Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan)

WHAT:

Afghanistan thwarted attempted airstrikes on Bagram Air Base on March 1, 2026, at around 5 a.m.

Cross-border fighting between Pakistan and Afghanistan entered its fifth day on March 3, 2026.

Pakistan reported 67 Afghan security force members and one Pakistani soldier killed in clashes.

Pakistan claimed to have killed 464 Afghan security force members and injured 665 since the fighting began.

Afghan officials reported 28 Afghan soldiers killed and 42 wounded.

Afghan forces attacked Pakistani military positions at 16 locations and fired on multiple points in the northwest.

Pakistan's military operations targeted Afghan military installations to avoid civilian casualties.

Afghan officials accused Pakistan of violating airspace and targeting civilian areas, resulting in 110 civilian deaths, including 65 women and children.

WHERE:

Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan

Parwan Province, Afghanistan

Qilla Saifullah, Nushki, and Chaman in Balochistan Province, Pakistan

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Nangarhar, Paktia, Kandahar, and Kunar provinces, Afghanistan

WHEN:

Fighting began on February 26, 2026, following Pakistani airstrikes on February 27, 2026.

The ceasefire brokered by Qatar and Turkey ended in October 2025.

The current fighting escalated on March 1, 2026, and continued into March 3, 2026.

WHY:

Pakistan accused Afghanistan of harboring militant groups that attack Pakistan and of allying with India.

Afghanistan launched attacks in retaliation for Pakistani airstrikes that it claimed killed only civilians.

Pakistan declared it was in "open war" with Afghanistan.

HOW:

Afghan forces used anti-aircraft and missile defense systems to thwart the airstrike on Bagram.

Pakistan conducted airstrikes targeting Afghan military positions.

Both sides engaged in ground assaults and retaliatory attacks along the border.

In a significant escalation of conflict, Afghanistan successfully thwarted attempted airstrikes on Bagram Air Base early last Monday, while cross-border fighting with Pakistan has now entered its fifth day. Since the clashes began on February 26, Pakistan has reported the deaths of 67 Afghan security personnel and one Pakistani soldier, while Afghan officials claim 28 of their soldiers have been killed and 42 wounded, amid accusations of civilian casualties. Tensions have risen as Pakistan accuses Afghanistan of harboring militant groups and retaliatory attacks continue, with both sides engaging in ground assaults and airstrikes targeting military positions.